Phishing Surge: Hackers Bypass Defenses on Outlook and Google
In Q3 2025, 90% of phishing attacks targeted Microsoft Outlook and Google Gmail, with 26 million more malicious emails detected—a 13% rise. VIPRE analyzed 1.8 billion emails, finding threats evenly split between content and links, plus 148,000 unknown attachments and 67,000 malicious links.


Attackers use compromised URLs (79.4%) and open redirects to mask phishing pages, with PDFs (75% of attachments) as trojans. They evade detection via multi-step chains and focus on credential theft for account takeover.


Defend against this: Use advanced email filters, enable MFA, and train on social engineering. Monitor for anomalies in high-value platforms.
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